A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time (Colin Moran), or loses his prospect eligibility (Edgar Santana, Kyle Crick, Max Moroff and Dovydas Neverauskas), he will be removed from this list. Everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. If a player is out for the season, he will be removed and everyone below him will move up a spot. Removing these guys doesn’t mean they have lost prospect status. It is just an attempt to get more active prospects on the list. Rankings are from our 2018 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Altoona – DNP
2. Austin Meadows, CF, Indianapolis – DNP
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – DNP
4. Shane Baz, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – 1-for-3, 2B, BB
6. Kevin Newman, SS, Indianapolis – DNP
7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Altoona – DNP
8. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia – 0-for-4, BB
9. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – Disabled list
10. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – 2-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB
11. Luis Escobar, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
12. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
13. Braeden Ogle, LHP, West Virginia – DNP
14. Nick Kingham, RHP, Pirates – In Majors
15. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – 1-for-4, BB
16. Adrian Valerio, SS, Bradenton – 2-for-4, 2B
17. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – 0-for-4
18. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – 2-for-4
19. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates (disabled list) – DNP
20. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
21. JT Brubaker, RHP, Altoona – DNP
22. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – 1-for-5, RBI
23. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 0-for-5
24. Jason Martin, OF, Altoona – 3-or-4, 2B, 2 RBI
25. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Altoona – 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 SO
26. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
27. Mason Martin, 1B, West Virginia – 0-for-3, BB
28. Conner Uselton, OF, Extended Spring Training – DNP
29. Cody Bolton, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
30. Steven Jennings, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
Indianapolis lost 7-5 to Toledo on Wednesday morning despite a big game from Jordan Luplow. Coming into the day, Luplow was in a season long slump, hitting .185/.280/.262 in his first 19 games. He hit a three-run homer in the first inning, then came back with a two-run shot in the third inning, which ended up accounting for all of the runs scored by the Indians. Christopher Bostick also had a nice day, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored. He has eight doubles this season. Kevin Kramer was on base for both homers, reaching via a walk and a single.
Austin Coley started and went five innings, allowing five runs on eight hits (two homers) a walk and two hit batters. He has a 10.05 ERA and a .394 BAA this season in four starts and one relief appearance. Tyler Jones took the loss by allowing two runs over two innings.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Altoona won 3-2 in ten innings on Wednesday morning over Richmond. Brandon Waddell came into today’s game with a 1.88 ERA in 24 innings, with 21 strikeouts, a .160 BAA, a 1.53 GO/AO ratio and an 0.83 WHIP. He put together another fine outing on this day, giving up one run on four hits and three walks over seven innings. Waddell had four strikeouts and wasn’t up to his standards on the grounders, with an 8:8 GO/AO ratio. Geoff Hartlieb vultured a win by blowing the save opportunity in the ninth, then throwing a scoreless tenth.
The Curve took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Ke’Bryan Hayes drew a one out walk, then scored after back-to-back singles from Jason Martin and Will Craig. In the fifth, they broke a 1-1 tie on a Brandon Waddell walk, Hayes double (his fourth of the season) and a sacrifice fly by Martin. Altoona took the lead in the top of the tenth with a single by Martin, which scored Stephen Alemais.
Martin had three hits in the game, including his sixth double. He is now hitting .296/.354/.507 through 19 games.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bradenton scored six runs in the sixth inning to beat Dunedin by a 6-3 score. Starter Cam Vieaux came into this game with two runs allowed over his last 11 innings. He went 5.2 innings on this night, allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits, one walk and one hit batter. Vieaux had five strikeouts, a 4:4 GO/AO ratio and got his pitch count up to 96 pitches. Jess Amedee, Mike Wallace and Matt Eckelman combined for 3.1 scoreless innings.
The Marauders started their six-run sixth inning with a single from Adrian Valerio and a triple by Bligh Madris. That was followed by an error, single and error to score two more runs. Arden Pabst and Lucas Tancas then pulled off a double steal of second base and home (Pabst) for the fourth run. After a Trae Arbet single, Jared Oliva capped off the scoring with his fourth double of the season. Valerio, Madris, Oliva and Pabst each had two hits in the game.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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West Virginia lost 3-1 to Augusta on Wednesday night.
Starter Hunter Stratton had pitched twice prior to this game, both times in relief. In those appearances, batters hit .500 against him, as he posted a 3.82 WHIP. On Wednesday, he had a much better outing, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks in four innings, while striking out seven batters. Evan Piechota followed and gave up one run on two hits in three innings. He had no walks and five strikeouts. It was the first run he has allowed in 16 innings. Blake Cederlind tossed two scoreless frames with five strikeouts to give the Power 17 strikeouts in the game.
The Power got on the board in the second inning on a solo homer by Ryan Peurifoy. His previous at-bat was last night when he hit a walk-off homer. They had six more hits and three walks, but a 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position led to the loss. Deon Stafford it his sixth double and Oneil Cruz had two hits. The slump continued for Lolo Sanchez, who is now 2-for-39 in his last 12 games.
Here’s the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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